TRANSPORTATION
EXTRA BOARD WORK RULES AND PROCEDURES
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SECTION I WEEKLY BIDDING ....................................................................................................... 3 A. DETERMINATION OF OPERATORS NEEDED ................................................................ 3 B. SPLIT DAYS OFF ................................................................................................................... 3 C. BIDDABLE DAYS OFF........................................................................................................... 3 D. WEEKLY BID WORK.............................................................................................................. 3 E. VACATION RUNS ................................................................................................................... 4 F. SICK RUNS ............................................................................................................................. 4 G. OPEN RUNS ........................................................................................................................... 5 H. OTHER RUNS ......................................................................................................................... 5 I. BIDDABLE SHOW-UP POSITIONS AM/PM ...................................................................... 6 J. FORCING/ASSIGNING .......................................................................................................... 6 K. MISCELLANEOUS ................................................................................................................. 7 SECTION II DAILY SCHEDULING .................................................................................................... 8 A. GENERAL ................................................................................................................................. 8 B. DAILY SCHEDULING/ROTATION .......................................................................................... 8 C. MAXIMUM LENGTH OF DAY/MAXIMUM SPLIT BETWEEN ASSIGNMENTS ........... 9 D. CALCULATION OF ENDING TIMES ................................................................................... 10 E. 9 HOUR RULE/SCHEDULED TIME OFF BETWEEN ASSIGNMENTS ......................... 10 F. DAILY GUARANTEE .............................................................................................................. 11 G. POSTING OF DAILY ASSIGNMENTS ................................................................................... 12 SECTION III WINDOW DISPATCHING ........................................................................................... 12 A. ASSIGNMENT OF WORK ...................................................................................................... 12 B. BUBBLE OPERATORS .......................................................................................................... 13 C. REGULAR OPERATOR & EXTRA-BOARD MISSOUTS ................................................. 13 D. EMERGENCY WORK/OUT OF PEOPLE ............................................................................. 13 E. OPEN EXTRA-BOARD AND REGULAR OPERATORS ASSIGNED SAME WORK ..... 14 F. HOLDING AREA PROCEDURES .......................................................................................... 14 SECTION IV CHARTERS ................................................................................................................... 15 A. REQUEST CHARTERS ........................................................................................................... 15 B. MULTI-CHARTER MOVEMENTS ......................................................................................... 15 SECTION V GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................... 16 A. UNDERSTANDING OF EXTRA-BOARD WORK RULES .............................................. 16 B. BUS CHANGE.......................................................................................................................16 SECTION VI GENERAL ..................................................................................................................... 16 A. REGULAR OPERATORS RETURNING TO WORK .......................................................... 16 B. TIMESLIPPING ...................................................................................................................... 17 C. VACATION.............................................................................................................................. 17 D. EXTRA-BOARD DAY, OFF .................................................................................................... 17 E. MODIFICATIONS TO WORK RULES ................................................................................... 17 F. FOUR DAY 10 HOUR DAY ................................................................................................ 18
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SECTION I WEEKLY BIDDING A. DETERMINATION OF OPERATORS NEEDED Dispatch will approximate the number of Extra-Board operators needed at the North Facility each week and will post these spots for bidding weekly. However, adjustments to this number may be made at bidding time. After the bidding is completed, an interchange of Extra-Board operators North or South may be done when daily work schedules are being made (See section II Daily Scheduling, B4, 5 & 6). A north facility bid does not protect the Extra Board operator from being forced on to an assignment.
B. SPLIT DAYS OFF Ten percent (10%) of the "Open Extra-Board" may have split days off, and other "Open Extra-Board" operators will have at least two consecutive days. off. The number of split days off available will be posted for bid by dispatch and bid weekly by seniority. Adjustments to these numbers may be made at bidding time, but must remain within 10%. Bidding a split day off does not protect the Extra Board operator from being forced on to an assignment. NOTE: In the event of seven (7) day service, the two consecutive days off may not necessarily include Sunday.
C. BIDDABLE DAYS OFF Saturdays and Sundays will be considered a bid for the North facility. This is to ensure operator preferences and to encourage that bids will be submitted each week. A Saturday/Sunday bid does not protect the Extra-Board operator from being forced on to an assignment.
D. WEEKLY BID WORK 1. Extra-Board operators will bid for open runs, vacation runs, (See section 1E, 1 & 2 for restrictions) sick and other runs that are available each week, but once successfully bid the Extra Board operator will retain the run for the full period (consecutive weeks). 2. An Extra-Board operator who bids or is forced on any run shall be paid and classified as a regular operator. 3. After tabulation of the weekly bid work Dispatch will post each Thursday, all known work available for bidding. Any additions or changes made after posting shall be made on the "hot box" up to 8:00 AM the following Thursday. Work not posted for bid shall be forced for one week to the Open Extra-Board and re-posted for bid.
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4. Work will not be posted in the hotbox and will not be considered known work unless the absences exceeds one (1) work week. 5. Any time an Operator is forced or assigned on any run, the only way to be taken off of that run is to successfully bid a new open run that comes open or at the time of the general bid. Operators will not be permitted to be removed from a run for reasons other than what is stated in this section without written agreement between the Company and the Union.
E. VACATION RUNS 1. All vacation runs will be posted for bid, If not bid, the runs will be assigned in reverse seniority order to the open Extra-Board. The run will be posted for a second week and, if not bid, will again be assigned in reverse seniority order. The operators assigned to the runs on the second week of posting will remain on the runs for its duration, unless the operator successfully bids an open run. Operators scheduled for their vacation during any week of a vacation run are prohibited from bidding on that run. 2. Extra-Board operators who successfully bid a vacation run will remain on the run for the duration of the vacation, unless the operator successfully bids an open run. If, however, the Extra-Board operator who bid the run changes his own vacation while working the run, and such vacation conflicts with the run bid, the Extra-Board operator shall forfeit the duration of that run. (NOTE: Extra-Board operator will not retain run upon return of his vacation unless he successfully re-bids the run).
F. SICK RUNS 1. All sick runs will be posted for bid. If not bid, the runs will be assigned in reverse seniority order to the open Extra-Board. The run will be posted for a second week, and if not bid, will again be assigned in reverse seniority order. The operators assigned to the runs on the second week of posting will remain on the runs for its duration. Said operators can only bid off the runs by bidding an open run or when new operators are added to the Extra-Board. 2. If the regular operator on sickness returns to work midweek, the Extra-Board operator will be placed on the open Extra-Board. The operator will be given the option of keeping the same day off as originally assigned, or they may elect to have Saturdays off (provided the day off hasn't already been taken). The operator will work at the same facility for the remainder of the week. 3. If the Extra-Board operator is scheduled for a vacation while working a sick run, he shall retain the sick run upon returning to work. 4. Dispatch will attempt to notify Extra-Board operators if a status change takes place with regards to the run he bid or has been forced on. In the event the Extra-Board operator cannot be contacted and reports for the run at the beginning of the week, he shall be
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notified of the change at that time, placed on show-up and placed on to the "Open Extra-Board". 5.
Attempts to contact the operator will be made during normal office business hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM).
6. Temporary status changes of the regular operator from sick to vacation shall not change the status of the run. Example- Regular operator is out sick and is granted his vacation during his illness.
G. OPEN RUNS All open runs (runs that are permanently vacated) will be posted for bid. If not bid, the runs will be assigned in reverse seniority order to the Open Extra-Board. The runs will be posted for a second week, and if not bid, will be assigned to the bottom operator on the Extra-Board for the duration of the bid (per Article 39, section 7). In the event said operator already has an assignment, he will be removed from the assignment and placed on the open run. The runs from which the bottom operators are removed will then be assigned to an Open Extra-Board operator for that week, then re-posted, and the process will begin again. Said operators can only bid off open runs when new operators are added to the Extra-Board, or by successfully bidding another open run which they are eligible for.
H. OTHER RUNS 1. All “other� runs (runs excluding vacation, open, or sick) will be posted for bid. If not bid, the run will be assigned in reverse seniority order to the Open Extra-Board. The runs will be posted for a second week, and if not bid, will be assigned in reverse seniority order. The operators assigned to the runs on the second week of posting will remain on the runs of its duration. Operators can only bid off other runs by successfully bidding an open run or when new operators are added to the Extra Board. 2. If the regular operator returns to work midweek, the Extra-Board operator will be placed on the Open Extra-Board. The operator will be given the option of keeping the same day off as originally assigned, or he may elect to have Saturdays off (provided the day off hasn't already been taken). The operator will work the same facility for the remainder of the week. 3. In addition, if the Extra-Board operator is scheduled for vacation while working the "other" run, he shall retain the other run upon returning to work.
4. Dispatch will attempt to notify Extra-Board operators if a status change takes place with regards to the run they have bid, or have been forced upon. In the event the Extra-Board operator cannot be contacted and reports for the run at the beginning of the week, he
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shall be notified of the change at that time, placed on show-up, and placed on to the "Open Extra-Board".
5. Attempts to contact the operator will be made during normal office business hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM).
I. BIDDABLE SHOW-UP POSITIONS AM/PM 1. When the company utilizes show-up positions, the company may post some of these positions for weekly bidding. 2. The number of biddable positions is at the discretion of the Dispatch Systems Department. 3. These biddable show-up positions will have Saturday and Sunday off and will be guaranteed a minimum of eight (8) consecutive hours on a five (5) day work schedule or ten (10) consecutive hours on a four (4) day work schedule per working day. 4. Operators bidding these show-up positions will be considered "Open Extra-Board".
J. FORCING/ASSIGNING 1. All work not bid will be assigned in reverse seniority order to the Open Extra-Board. Open Extra-Board is defined as any operators not holding down a run (ie., operators bidding north, south, or days off). The only exception is open runs that have been posted for two weeks. 2.
The order to be followed when assigning work not bid: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)
OPEN RUNS SICK RUNS OTHER RUNS VACATION RUNS DAYS OFF (Days off when forced will be consecutive and only to those who have not successfully bid split days off) BIDDABLE SHOW-UP POSITIONS (Biddable show-ups, when forced, will be assigned by latest starting time in reverse seniority order)
3. In addition to following the order of assignments, when runs are assigned in reverse seniority order, they will be assigned with the most pay hours going to the least senior operators. In the event two runs pay the same total weekly hours, the run with the earliest ending time will be assigned to the more senior operator. This procedure will be followed within each of the above categories.
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4. When new operators are added to the Extra-Board, ALL runs forced to Extra-Board operators will be re-posted for bid for one week.
K. MISCELLANEOUS 1.
Mistakes In an effort to remedy mistakes, the company and union agree to work together to minimize the impact of mistakes. Remedies are: a.
An operator is assigned or bids a run, which should not have been posted. Remedy: The operator shall be placed on the "Open Extra-Board" and have the option of keeping the original day off or may elect to have Saturday off. In the event the mistake is not discovered until after the operator has already had the day off, the day off will not be changed.
b.
In the event the operator successfully BIDS any run that should not have been posted: Remedy: The operator shall be placed on the "Open Extra-Board" and will be entitled to no less than the weekly pay of that run and will also be entitled to two (2) additional hours of straight time pay for that week.
c.
In the event a run is awarded to an operator incorrectly (for example: an operator with less seniority is awarded a run which should have gone to an operator with more seniority) Remedy: The senior operator shall remain on the assignment he was given and will be entitled to the greater pay of the runs in question and will also be entitled to two (2) additional hours of straight time pay for that week. If the runs in question are for more than one week, they shall be re-posted for bid.
2.
In the event the dispatcher, while doing the weekly bid, finds a run that should not be posted, the run will be removed from the bidding process and the operator will be given his next choice. The dispatcher will attempt to notify the operator will be given his next choice. The dispatcher will attempt to notify the operator in case another bid choice was not submitted. The correction will also be noted on the weekly posting.
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In the event a run is assigned with a tripper, but the tripper is not posted with the run on the weekly posting, the operator shall be given the option of doing the tripper for the rest of the week, in which case he would be entitled to the full weekly pay of the Run and Tripper, or may refuse to do the tripper. If he chooses not do to do the tripper, the operator shall only be paid for the run. In the latter case, the tripper will then be assigned to the "Open Extra-Board" on a daily basis.
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SECTION II DAILY SCHEDULING A. GENERAL 1. All extra work will be given to the Extra-Board first. 2. Extra-Board pre-scheduled assignments will be based on seniority and availability, and shall follow all the guidelines set forth in this section. 3. For scheduling and pay purposes only, the beginning of the week, regardless of the operator's day off, will begin on Monday and end on Sunday. 4. When additional operators are need Extra-Board operators with pre-assigned work shall be contacted by Dispatchers and may be requested to report for additional work.
B. DAILY SCHEDULING/ROTATION/PRE-ASSIGNED WORK 1. All known work will be assigned daily by the earliest start time of the assignment and by seniority and availability; this includes show-up slots not bid out. Trippers may be excluded from the daily scheduling and may be given to available open Extra-Board operators on show-up. If two or more assignments start at the same time, the assignment or combination of assignments with the earliest ending time will be assigned first. 2. Extra-Board operators will not be pre-scheduled the same piece of work in any combination within the same week (this does not include work caught off show-up, Charters, Holidays or weekend work). 3. In the event of a computer failure, and the assignments have to be done manually. If possible, a union representative will assist in the manual processing of the daily schedules. The manual process will follow as closely to the prescribed guidelines as possible. 4. Extra-board operators being forced from the south to the north will be assigned, (1) from those operators who originally bid the north garage at weekly bidding time, by seniority. NOTE: These operators will not be paid travel time. (2) If operators are still needed, they will be assigned in reverse seniority order. These operators will be entitled to a total sum of twenty (20) minutes straight time pay for travel time (in addition to their daily guarantee). 5. Extra-Board operators being forced from the north the south shall be assigned in reverse seniority order and shall be entitled to a total sum of twenty (20) minutes straight time pay for travel time (in addition to their daily guarantee). NOTE:
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Operators who are forced to the south from the north, who bid the south at weekly bidding time, are not entitled to the travel pay. 6. In both cases, the operators, when forced, shall be placed into their proper rotation and shall be assigned work as if they were normally working out of that facility. 7. Extra-Board operators will be scheduled the full assignment of a regular operator who has bid a run and a tripper, when that operator is off for any reason (see Section 1, K. 3). 8. When pre-scheduling work, an Operator shall have a minimum of fifteen (15) unpaid minutes scheduled between assignments. 9. Maximum day for and Extra Board operator maybe fourteen (14) hours when work is pre-scheduled. 10. When the Scheduler combines more than one piece of work to an operator they will receive no more than one (1) split totaling two (2) hours. In addition when putting work together it will be limited to a twelve (12) hour day. 11. Show–up operators will not be split (unless they catch a assignment that was preassigned with a split in the assignment).
C. MAXIMUM LENGTH OF DAY/MAXIMUM SPLIT BETWEEN ASSIGNMENTS Work is assigned by seniority, guarantee, and availability (not necessarily in this order). Availability is defined as being able to work a complete assignment without dispatching it out as a partial fill. If an operator is assigned and/or placed on show up or any combination of work their assignments shall be limited to a maximum of twelve (12) hours past their initial sign on time or report time for that day. The following are procedures for the twelve (12) hour rule:
Following are procedures for the twelve (12) hour rule:
1. If an operator is assigned to a run that does not extend them past their maximum twelve (12 )hour day, they shall complete that assignment. If an operator is assigned to a split run that extends his/her day beyond twelve (12) hours they shall only be scheduled the first piece as a partial fill. In the event the assignment is a straight piece of work that exceeds their maximum twelve (12) hours they shall start the run and be relieved and back to the garage before the end of their twelve (12).
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2. Runs that start at or after 9AM will be considered as PM runs, and will be filled by PM showups. PM show-ups are show-ups slots that were pre-assigned by dispatch scheduling and begin at or after 9AM for the start of the operator’s day. If all PM show-ups are exhausted, the first available show-up operator will start the run and be relieved before the twelfth (12th) hour past their initial sign on time. In the event the show-up list does not have an operator available to assign the complete assignment to, the bubble person will start the work. The operator will be relieved from the assignment as soon as an extra board operator that can complete the remainder of the assignment is available. Each operator involved will only be entitled to compensation for the work actually performed. In no event will the operator doing the partial fill be required to fill the split portion of a piece of work while waiting for proper relief. 3. Show–up operators will not be split. 4. In the event extra man power exists and the extra board operator wishes to be relieved early, they may request it.(this decision must be made by the operator at the start of the run)
D. CALCULATION OF ENDING TIMES 1. For scheduling purposes, Extra-Board operators, having pre-assigned runs, shall have an end-time equal to the actual end-time of the run. 2. Extra-Board operators assigned a show-up shall have an end-time equal to the end-time of their maximum twelve (12) hour day, or equivalent to the last pull-in time, regardless of actual end-time. 3. The Dispatch Scheduler will attempt to use actual end-times for all Extra-Board operators prior to the schedules being made (2:00) p.m. for the following days assignments. In other words, at (2:00) p.m., the dispatcher will use the known actual end times.
E. 9 HOUR RULE/SCHEDULED TIME OFF BETWEEN ASSIGNMENTS 1. All Extra-Board operators will be off duty nine (9) hours before reporting back to work, except in emergency situations. Employees not scheduled nine (9) hours off must indicate their intention, in writing, to exercise their option prior to the end of the workday. Operators invoking the nine (9) hour rule under emergency conditions, or when out of people, will not forfeit their next day's guarantee. 2.
Employees invoking this rule must call dispatch at the end of the nine (9) hours and be prepared to report within the next hour.
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When possible, all operators will be scheduled nine (9) hours off between assignments, except in emergency situations, or when out of people.
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Extra-Board operators not assigned nine (9) hours off who invoke the nine (9) hour rule forfeit all of their pre-assigned work and shall select their next assignment, from whatever is available, at the time they call in. In the event no work is available at that time, but becomes available later, this operator(s) must be contacted prior to any other operator being brought in. Union official, if possible, or another operator, will witness the phone call made by the dispatcher to Extra-Board employee.
5.
In emergency situations ONLY, dispatch may call operators invoking the) nine (9)) hour rule and ask them to come in earlier, provided it was indicated on the nine (9) hour rule form. As a bonus, operators coming in earlier will be paid 20 minutes of overtime for every full hour in which they report earlier than the end time of the nine (9) hours. This can only be utilized in emergency situations. Operators claiming the bonus must show the time as bonus on their time-cards.
6. Extra-Board operators whose next days assignment may entitle them to utilize the nine (9) hour rule, may request to be relieved to avoid having to use the nine (9) hour rule. Operators will only be relieved if manpower is available and on duty. Operators being relieved will only be paid for the actual work performed, and if doing a run, it shall be classified a partial fill. 7. Extra-Board operators filling the work of operators invoking the nine (9) hour rule will do all the pre-scheduled work (i.e., Tripper, Show-up, Run, etc.).
F. DAILY GUARANTEE 1. Each Extra-Board operator shall be guaranteed a minimum of eight (8) hours for each day based on a five day work week or ten (10) hours for each day based on a four day work week, provided he is available for duty and accepts all work offered him in accordance with the terms and provisions of the work rules. 2. When the Company issues guarantee time for minimum daily pay requirements, the operators with the earliest start time, still at the garage shall be first. 3. The eight (8) hour or ten (10) hour daily guarantee does not apply to operators working on their day-off, or vacation. 4. In the event an operator takes an authorized absence, the guarantee shall be reduced by the amount of time taken. (Example: An operator takes four (4) hours of personal time, the operator shall still be entitled to guarantee of four (4) hours of pay for that day).
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G. POSTING OF DAILY ASSIGNMENTS 1. An Extra-Board operator's seniority roster shall be posted daily, by four (4:00) PM, showing their work assignments for the following day. The work assignments for Saturday, Sunday and Monday shall be posted by four (4:00) PM, on Friday. Should an addition or change in work assignments be made after posting time, the involved operator or operators shall be contacted and notified of such change. 2. In the event the operator cannot be contacted, and reports for the assignment, he shall be notified of the change at that time, placed on show-up and placed on to the "Open Extra-Board" at the time that assignment checked in. Operators who could not be contacted during normal business hours due to a change in their assignment and two operators show up for the same assignment the extra board operator will be placed on show-up as identified in Section III E. 3. Attempts to contact the operator will be made during normal office business hours. (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM).
SECTION III WINDOW DISPATCHING A. ASSIGNMENT OF WORK 1. All extra work will be given to the Extra-Board to work by seniority, guarantee and availability (not necessarily in this order). Extra work is defined as: charters, daily open runs, vacations runs, sick runs, show-up, unassigned trippers, etc. a.
Assignments will be given out based on the time the assignment is scheduled to report.
2. Extra-board operators assigned show-up will be used in the order they are placed on show-up (by time). Any assignments given to show-up operators that do not remove them from the garage will not be considered a piece of work for rotational purposes. 3. Extra-Board operators returning to the garage from a piece of work shall report to the dispatcher, and if needed, may be placed at the bottom of the rotation at that time, the operator with the most seniority will be scheduled first. If two pieces start at the same time, the operator with the most seniority shall have the option of selecting his next piece of work. a. If two pieces of work start at the same time, the operator, just beginning his day, shall be assigned the piece with the latest end time. b. Other assignments that begin at the same time will be assigned by dispatch, based on guarantees.
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4. Outstation runs, shall be filled by show-up operators who are assigned to the outstation holding areas. Outstation holding areas that become vacant shall be considered a piece of work and assigned in rotation if needed. 5. In yard work (moving and starting buses, etc.) will not be used for rotational purposes. The operator on standby will not be utilized for any of this work. 6. Operators assigned to AM trippers must contact dispatch at the completion of their tripper for possible further assignments. If two or more trippers end at the same time, the operator with the most seniority shall select the next available piece of work first, from whatever is available. 7. Window dispatched assignments will be assigned based on the time they are scheduled to report using a thirty (30) minute window. Extra board operators that are on show up that enter the thirty (30) minute window will be offered the work in the order they are signed in with the dispatcher prior to receiving a holding area assignment, guarantee time or being sent home for the day. 8. When work becomes available after pre-scheduled work is assigned, dispatchers shall make available all known work upon request.
B. BUBBLE OPERATORS 1. The bubble operator is considered to be the next operator in line for an assignment. He will have a bus prepared and must remain in the dispatch area. Once this operator is given an assignment, the next operator in line for work will become the bubble operator. Bubble operators will not be excluded from the daily rotation. 2. The standby (hot) bus will be located as close to the dispatch door as possible at each facility.
C. REGULAR OPERATOR & EXTRA-BOARD MISSOUTS 1. In the event a regular operator has a missout, and the show-up operator is told that the assignment will only be a partial fill, the show-up operator will work the assignment until the regular operator relieves him. The show-up operator, under these conditions, is -entitled only to the actual time worked, and not pay for the full run. 2. Extra-Board operators, having a missout on a pre-assigned run, may also be brought in and placed back on their original assignment, and could forfeit their daily guarantee.
D. EMERGENCY WORK/OUT OF PEOPLE 1. Emergency work is any work that becomes known after the daily schedules have been posted. Open Extra-Board operators shall be called in by seniority and availability to do this work.
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2. Open Extra-Board operators who know that they will be in the drivers' lounge and would like to work in case of an emergency, must sign in with dispatch. 3. Dispatch will call those operators who have signed in prior to utilizing regular or day off people. All calls made by dispatch shall be verified by the standby operator on duty, another operator, or Union official. 4. In the event there is not enough lead time for the dispatcher or operator to utilize the above procedures, dispatch will use the closest available operator to perform the emergency work. 5. If an Extra-Board operator is brought in for work, under these conditions, he shall retain his regular scheduled assignment provide no conflicts exist. 6. Dispatch will contact the dispatcher at the other facility to see if there are any "Open Extra-Board" operators available, prior to using day off or regular operators. Operators assigned any work at another facility shall be paid travel time to and from the other facility. When shuttling operators between the garages the shuttle will be considered a piece of work. If two or more operators are using the shuttle, the operator driving the shuttle will be place at the bottom of the rotation.
E. OPEN EXTRA-BOARD AND REGULAR OPERATORS ASSIGNED SAME WORK 1. In the event an Open Extra-Board operator is assigned, bid, or is forced on a piece of work, and the regular operator reports for the same piece of work, the regular operator will be placed on the assignment. The Extra-Board operator shall be placed on show-up at the start-time of the assignment and shall be guaranteed pay, equal to the assigned piece of work. In addition the operator will be entitled to two (2) additional hours of straight time pay for that day.
F. HOLDING AREA PROCEDURES 1. Assignments to the holding area will be based on the operator's show-up times. Dispatchers will begin sending operators to the holding areas after the first pull out everyday provided operators are available and all known work up to this point has been assigned. 2. Extra-Board operators in the holding area, at the end of the day, shall be sent back by their earliest report times for that day. The operator who has the earliest report time for that day shall be sent back first. For example: there are three operators in the holding area, one operator started their day at 4:30 AM, another at 1:30 PM, and another at 2:30 PM. The operator with the 4:30 AM, report time would be sent back first, then the 1:30 PM, and finally, the 2:30 PM, regardless of seniority.
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3. Any vacation, regular, or day-off operators working overtime, shall be sent back to the garage first, in that order. If, at the end of the day, the only operators left in the holding area are vacation, regular, or day off operators, they will be sent back in reverse seniority order. Vacation operators will always be sent back first.
SECTION IV CHARTERS/SPECIAL EVENTS A. REQUEST CHARTERS 1. Open Extra-Board operators assigned to requested charters will not fall into the normal days rotation, but may be assigned work prior to or after their requested charter. 2. All operators assigned on requested charters must submit a requested operator form, from the catering party, on an annual basis. These forms must be turned into the Dispatch Systems Manger's office prior to January 1 of each year and shall remain effective till December 31 of that year, at which time new forms must be turned in. Copies of the forms will be provided to the union upon request. 3. Forms not turned in prior to January 1, will have the effect of removing the operator from the charter, and the charter will then be assigned under the extra work clauses. 4. Operators, at any time, have the right to refuse to operate a requested charter, however, they shall surrender that particular charter for the remainder of the year, or until a new request form is submitted. 5. Operators off on time off granted by contract (including sick) will not be required to operate requested charters unless they so choose and will not forfeit their charter.
B. MULTI-CHARTER MOVEMENTS 1. On all charter movements, operators requested will be assigned first. Requested operators shall be the last to come back in case of cancellations. The remainder of the charters will be assigned by seniority, first, to the open Extra-Board operators when schedule conflicts do not exist; second, to operators on their day off; third, to regular operators holding down runs; and then fourth, operators on vacation. 2. Open Extra-Board operators assigned a daily assignment shall be classified as open Extra-Board and shall be assigned to the charter movements prior to any day off, regular, or vacation operators being assigned, provided no scheduling conflicts exist. 3. If the chartering party cancels operators, they shall be sent back in reverse seniority order: first, operators working on their vacation; second, regular operators holding down runs; third, operators working on their day off, with the least senior operators being sent back first;
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fourth, open Extra-Board operators. In all cases, requested operators shall be the last to be canceled. This procedure will be followed when cancellations occur at the garage. 4. For charter cancellation purposes, seniority will only prevail within the particular carter block assigned and not for the total days work assignments. For instance: (example one) ten buses start at restaurant A and go to the AMU football game (this is one charter block)j and another five buses (example two) start at restaurant B and go to the Phoenix Symphony (another charter block). If a cancellation occurs in the first example, the operator with the least seniority, within that charter block, will be sent back to the garage first. Such operator will not be entitled to any additional pay, regardless of seniority, and will not be entitled to bump an operator off of the charter in example two. (Example three) Twenty (20) buses are going to Rawhide, five start at hotel A, ten at the operator with the least seniority, within that charter block, will be sent back to the garage. He will not be entitled to any additional pay and cannot bump an operator off of the charter blocks at hotel A or C. If all buses successfully arrive at Rawhide, and cancellations occur, follow B. 3. (Example four) Twenty buses are going to Rawhide from one point (hotel A). If cancellations occur, the operators with the least amount of seniority, regardless of their location, will be sent back first.
SECTION V GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES A. UNDERSTANDING OF EXTRA-BOARD WORK RULES All Extra-Board operators are responsible to know and understand the- rules pertaining to the Extra-Board. Any questions pertaining to these procedures should be addressed to the Dispatch Systems Manager and/or Union official. B. BUS CHANGES It is the responsibility of the Extra-Board operators to perform bus changes. In the event while doing a partial fill for a shut down bus and the Extra-Board operator meets up with the regular operator in route the operator’s shall exchange buses at that time and the ExtraBoard operator shall stay with the bus that is out of service.
SECTION VI GENERAL A. REGULAR OPERATORS RETURNING TO WORK When regular operators return to work, Extra-Board operators who are working those operators sick runs or other runs, shall be placed on the Open Extra Board and will be given the option of keeping the same day off as originally assigned, or .they may elect to have Saturdays off, provided the day off hasn't already been taken. This operator will work at the same facility for the remainder of the week.
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B. TIMESLIPPING 1. Time slipping is an operator’s way of claiming they feel a misunderstanding has occurred. 2. Before submitting a time slip, operators should review the Extra-Board work rules and then check with the dispatch office or the union official to see if, indeed, a misunderstanding has occurred. 3. All time slips must be submitted on the proper time slip form. Forms may be obtained from dispatch. 4.
The dispatch office will review the time slip form with the operator or a union representative within forty-eight (48) hours, excluding time off granted by contract.
C. VACATION When an Extra-Board operator takes his vacation, he shall be paid forty-five (45) hours of pay per week, regardless of what assignment (sick, other, open Extra-Board, etc.) he may have. (See Article 14, section 4B)
D. EXTRA-BOARD DAY, OFF Extra-Board operators, on their days off, will be considered as other day-off operators.
E. MODIFICATIONS TO WORK RULES Extra-Board work rules and procedures as listed in this agreement may only be changed or modified upon mutual agreement of the union Extra-Board Work Rules Committee and the company. F. FOUR DAY- TEN HOUR SCHEDULE 1. Assignments can range between 8:00 and 10:00 hours. Assignments less than ten (10) hours will have make-up time to ensure at least ten (10) hours pay per day is guaranteed. Assignments exceeding ten (10) hours will pay 1 ½ hourly rate for all time exceeding ten (10) hours. 2. Show-up operators are eligible to perform eight (8) hour runs (Refer to section one (1) for guarantees). 3. The maximum spread time on four (4) day-ten (10) hour assignment is twelve (12) hours.
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4. A four (4) day-ten (10) hour assignment can carryover between two (2) working days. (i.e., a straight assignment can go past midnight, and a split assignment can start on one day and finish on the next day. All other rules still apply.) 5. Ten hour weekly assignment shall be a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the open ExtraBoard. These assignments shall be divided evenly between the a.m. board and p.m. board. 6. Extra board operators who bid a five (5) day work week will be paid overtime after eight (8) hours if they do a ten (10) hour run on a daily basis. If they do the ten (10) hour run on a weekly basis, they will be paid as to the run time listed in the bid book. Extra-Board operators who bid a four (4) day work week will be paid overtime after ten (10) hours. 7. Vacation time for Extra-Board operators on a four day work week shall be forty-five (45) hours per vacation week. 8. Extra-Board operators holding down a four day work week shall be paid ten (10) hours for those holidays outline in (Article 36 Holiday Pay). 9. All four (4) day-ten (10) assignments will have at least two (2) consecutive days off. The Company will strive to make as many ten (10) assignments with three (3) consecutive days off when ever possible. 10. Should a controversy arise that cannot be resolved by discussion between the Union and the Company, they can agree to go through the grievance policy or if either side so desires they may, in writing, demand that this whole section on the four (4) day-ten (10) hour work week be discontinued and we would go back to the traditional eight (8) hour-five (5) day work week. If this demand is made by either party, it is agreed that this change would not take place until the next bid with at least ninety (90) days for the Scheduling Department to make changes. If there are not ninety (90) days available, the Scheduling Department may elect to go one more bid if the time is needed to make these changes.
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ATU Local 1433
Veolia Transportation, Inc.
Name: Bob Bean
Name: Vasti Amaro
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ATU Local 1433
Veolia Transportation, Inc.
Name: Michael Cornelius
Name: Ed Bednarczyk
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ATU Local 1433
Veolia Transportation, Inc.
Name: Richard Johnson
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Dave Todd
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ATU Local 1433
Veolia Transportation, Inc.
Name: Michael Hennessey
Name: Dustin LaDue
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